Introduction
Your privacy is very important to us, and we are committed to safeguarding it. This policy outlines how we handle your personal information.
By agreeing to the use of cookies as described in this policy during your first visit to our website, you enable us to use cookies whenever you visit the site.
Collection of Personal Information
We may collect, store, and use the following types of personal information:
- Information about your computer, including your IP address, geographical location, browser type and version, and operating system;
- Information about your visits and use of the website, including referral source, visit duration, page views, and navigation paths;
- Information you provide during registration on our website, such as your email address;
- Information entered when creating a profile on our website (e.g., name, profile pictures, gender, birthday, relationship status, interests, hobbies, educational background, and employment details);
- Information provided to subscribe to our emails and/or newsletters, such as your name and email address;
- Information entered while using our website services;
- Information generated while using the website, including usage frequency and circumstances;
- Transaction-related data, such as purchases made, services used, and financial details (e.g., name, address, phone number, email address, and credit card details);
- Information published on our website with the intent for online dissemination, including your username, profile pictures, and posted content;
- Information contained in communications sent through email or via the website, including their metadata;
- Any other personal details you choose to share with us.
Before sharing another individual’s personal details with us, ensure you have their consent for both the disclosure and processing of that information in accordance with this policy.
Use of Your Personal Information
Personal information provided through our website will be used as described in this policy or on relevant pages of the website. Potential uses include:
- Managing our website and business;
- Personalizing the website for you;
- Enabling the use of website services;
- Sending purchased goods or delivering requested services;
- Issuing statements, invoices, and payment reminders, as well as collecting payments;
- Sending non-marketing commercial communications;
- Sending explicitly requested email notifications;
- Dispatching our email newsletter if you have subscribed (you may opt-out at any time);
- Sending marketing communications related to our business or third-party businesses we believe may interest you (subject to prior consent for electronic methods);
- Providing statistical information about users to third parties (without identifying individual users);
- Handling inquiries and complaints about our website;
- Ensuring website security and fraud prevention;
- Verifying compliance with our terms of service, including monitoring private messages sent through our website; and
- Other uses as specified.
If you submit personal information for publication on our website, it will be published and used as per the license you grant to us.
Privacy settings can be adjusted to limit the publication of your information, using the controls provided on the website.
We will not share your personal details with third parties for their marketing without your explicit consent.
Disclosure of Personal Information
We may disclose your personal information:
- To employees, officers, insurers, professional advisers, agents, suppliers, or subcontractors as reasonably necessary for the purposes outlined in this policy;
- To any member of our group of companies as necessary;
- When required by law;
- In connection with ongoing or prospective legal proceedings;
- To establish, exercise, or defend our legal rights (including fraud prevention and credit risk reduction);
- To a buyer (or prospective buyer) of any business or asset we may sell; and
- To anyone we reasonably believe may apply to a court or authority for disclosure of such information.
Except as provided in this policy, we will not share your personal information with third parties.
International Data Transfers
- Information collected may be stored, processed, and transferred between countries where we operate to enable its use as per this policy.
- Data may be transferred to countries with less stringent data protection laws, including the USA, Russia, Japan, China, and India.
- Information published on our website or submitted for publication may be available globally.
- By using our website, you consent to these international data transfers.
Retention of Personal Information
We retain personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes outlined in this policy. However, we may retain documents containing personal data:
- To comply with legal obligations;
- For ongoing or potential legal proceedings; and
- To establish, exercise, or defend our legal rights.
Security of Your Personal Information
- We take reasonable technical and organizational precautions to prevent the loss, misuse, or alteration of your personal data.
- All data you provide is stored on secure servers protected by passwords and firewalls.
- All financial transactions conducted through our website are protected by encryption technology.
- While we strive to protect your data, transmission over the internet cannot be guaranteed as completely secure.
- You are responsible for keeping your website password confidential.
Your Rights
You may request access to the personal data we hold about you. Provision of this information is subject to:
- Supplying appropriate identification proof.
We may withhold personal data to the extent permitted by law.
You may instruct us at any time not to process your personal data for marketing purposes.
Third-Party Websites
Our website includes links to external sites. We are not responsible for the privacy policies or practices of third-party websites.
Updating Information
Please notify us of any updates or corrections to your personal information.
Cookies
Our website uses cookies to enhance user experience. A cookie is a file containing an identifier sent by a web server to a browser and stored by the browser. Cookies may be persistent or session-based. Persistent cookies remain valid until their expiration date unless deleted by the user, while session cookies expire when the browser is closed.
We use cookies for purposes such as recognizing your device, analyzing site traffic, and improving functionality.
By using our website, you consent to the use of cookies as described in this policy. Most browsers allow you to refuse or delete cookies. Blocking cookies may negatively impact your user experience.
For additional information or concerns about our privacy practices, please contact us.